S.I. No. 282/2005 - European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Entry Into Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Entry into Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2005.

2. The European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Entry into Service) Regulations 2003 (

S.I. No. 551 of 2003

) are amended by substituting for Schedules 1 and 2 (inserted by the European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Entry into Service) (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2004 (

S.I. No. 867 of 2004

) the following

“SCHEDULE 1

Regulations 4, 6, 8 and 9

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Reference

Number

Matter

Directive

Specified

Required

Date

Official

Journal (OJ)

Reference

1

Sound Levels

70/157/EEC as last

amended by 1999/101/EC

L42, 23.2.70, p.16

L334, 28.12.99, p.41

2.

Emissions

70/220/EEC as last

amended by 2001/100/EC

L76, 6.4.70, p.1

L16, 18.1.02, p.32

70/220/EEC as last

amended by 2002/80/EC

1 January

2006

L76, 6.4.70, p.1

L291,28.10.02, p.20

3

Tyres

92/23/EEC as last

amended by 2001/43/EC

4 February

2005

L129, 14.5.92, p.9

L211, 4.8.01, p.25

4

Front underrun

protection

2000/40/EC

L203, 10.8.00, p.9

5

Protection of

pedestrians and

other vulnerable

road users

2003/102/EC

L321, 6.12.2003 p.15

6

Reverse and

speedometer

equipment of

motor vehicles

75/443/EEC as last

amended by

97/39/EC

1 January

2005

L196, 26.7.1975 p.1

L177 5.7.97 p.15

7

Devices for

indirect vision of

motor vehicles

2003/97/EC

26 January

2007

L25, 29.1.2004 p.1

8

CO2 Emissions/

Fuel

Consumption

80/1268/EEC

as last amended by

2004/3/EC

1 January

2006

L375, 31.12.80, p36

L49, 19.2.2004, p36

SCHEDULE 2

Regulations 4, 6, 8 and 9

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Reference

Number

Matter

Directive

Specified

Required

Date

Official Journal

(OJ) Reference

1

Sound Levels

70/157/EEC as last

amended by 1999/101/EC

L42, 23.2.70, p.16

L334, 28.12.99, p.41

2.

Emissions

88/77/EEC as last

amended by 2001/27/EC

L36, 9.2.88, p.33

L107, 18.4.01, p.10

3

Tyres

92/23/EEC as last

amended by 2001/43/EC

4 February

2005

L129, 14.5.92, p.9

L211, 4.8.01, p.25

4

Front underrun

protection

2000/40/EC

L203, 10.8.00, p.9

5

Protection of

pedestrians and

other vulnerable

road users

2003/102/EC

L321, 6.12.2003 p.15

6

Reverse and

speedometer

equipment of

motor vehicles

75/443/EEC as last

emended by

97/39/EC

1 January

2005

L196, 20.7.1975 p.1

L177, 5.7.1997 p.15

7

Devices for

indirect vision

2003/97/EC

26 January

2007

L25, 29.1.2004

P1

8

CO2 Emissions/

Fuel

Consumption

80/1268/EEC

as last amended by

2004/3/EC

1 January

2006

L375, 31.12.80, p36

L49, 19.2.2004, p36

”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 June 2005.

Martin Cullen

Minister for Transport

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations require that applications to the Revenue Commissioners for the registration of new commercial vehicles (Category NI vans) will also require certificates of conformity with Directive 80/1268/EEC, as amended by Directive 2004/3/EC, in relation to the measurement of carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption. These requirements will apply to vans up to 1305 Kgs from 1 January 2006 and to larger vans up to 3500 Kgs with effect from I January 2008.

These regulations amend the European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Entry into Service Regulations 2003 (

S.I. No. 551 of 2003

) by substituting new schedules for the existing schedules, as inserted by the European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Entry into Service)(Amendment)(No.2 Regulations 2004 (

S.I. No.867 of 2004

).

1

OJ No. L375, 31.12.80, p36

2

OJ No. L49, 19.2.2004, p36

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 282 of 2005

European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Entry into Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

I, Martin Cullen, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act 1972

(

No. 27 of 1972

) and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 80/1268/EEC of 16 December 1980

1

and Directive 2004/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004

2

in so far as they relate to the entry into service of motor vehicles, hereby make the following regulations